Mac Mini Upgrade With Pro Tools 7 And Reason 4? Options

[j_grim14]

Hey there folks,

I'm hoping someone might be able to help me with a little problem I'm having. Here's my setup:

Mac Mini 1.42 GHz with 1 GB of RAM (running Tiger 10.4.9)
Pro Tools LE 7.3.1 with an Mbox 2
Reason 4

I had a feeling this setup was going to be a bit weak, but I got the Mac at a good deal from a friend who switched to an iMac. Needless to say, it can't handle more than one or two Pro Tools plug-ins, and it struggles when Reason is slaved through rewire.

My question is will the newer 2.0 GHz Intel Mac Mini (upgraded to 2 GB RAM) be able to handle up to 24 tracks with plug-ins and run rewire without crashing? I'm living in Korea for about a year to a year and a half, so I don't want to sink any money into an iMac that's gonna cost a fortune to ship back to Canada. A new Mac Mini would be the most practical option for me, if it can handle these tasks reasonably well.

Does anyone have any experience with the Intel Mac Minis?

[j_grim14]

Thanks for the input on this.

houstonmusic - the macbook is a possibility, but I thought if its $300 or so cheaper for the mini and it can do the same things as the laptop, then I'd lean toward the mini. Plus, if I buy a macbook here, the keypad is configured for Korean. I assume you're running pro tools at your job? It sounds like your job might require a bit more power than what I'm doing. I'm basically just recording one track at a time and using anywhere from 8 to 24 tracks in playback.

gdoubleyou - What are the specs on your mac? Also, is the CPU % about the same for PT as it is for Logic? I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to Logic

mishmashmole - Reason 4 has got a bunch of features that I've become spoiled with - plus I've become pretty accustomed to pro tools 7. There's no turning back now unfortunately.

I appreciate the feedback.